There was plenty of drama yesterday as Marcus HAMILTON (AUS) took the lead at the Contender World Championship taking place as part of the ISAF Grade 3 Travemünder Woche in Germany. However a 20% scoring penalty applied late last night sees him fall back to seventh overall and day one leader Jan VON DER BANK (GER) reclaim the top spot.

The Contenders were the first boats out and the last ones in yesterday as the 117 strong fleet completed a further two races.

VON DER BANK was a surprise leader after day one and took 'his personal time off' in the first race yesterday scoring a DNF. 'I was hit by a strong wind shift on the wrong side,' explained the 38 year old, 'and when I found myself in the upper forties I thought it might be best to simply give up.'

Championship favourite HAMILTON seemingly took his chance to battle to a finish of 15. He then scored a bullet in race five to take the lead of the Championship on 19 points. However an incident in race four with John BROWETT (GBR), meant HAMILTON incurred a 20% Scoring Penalty under rule 44.3 of the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing, which bumped his score in race four up to 38 and saw him tumble down the leaderboard.

VON DER BANK's closest challenger is now Giovanni BONZIO (ITA), who is tied on points with the German after a fourth and sixth place yesterday. Defending World Champion Andrea BONEZZI (ITA) lies third a further four points back. In a very tightly fought series so far the top nine are separated by only nine points meaning there is still plenty of excitement to come in Travemünder.

Tom Burton (AUS) and Alison Young (GBR) hit the right note in the Laser and Laser Radial at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as they took out the top honours and qualification spots to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.

It was double Australian gold in the Paralympic classes. Matt Bugg (AUS) came out on top in the 2.4mR whilst London 2012 Paralympic SKUD18 gold medallists Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) were triumphant in the two person keelboat.

Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

There was some fast paced action in the 49er and 49erFX Medal Races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) and Maia & Ragna Agerup (NOR) claimed the honours and Abu Dhabi final spots.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.

Nicolai Sehested (DEN) and his TREFOR Match Racing Team clinched victory today at the Energa Sopot Match Race, Poland, the 10th stage and World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).

There was no stopping current, and five-time ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar today at the Energa Sopot Match Race as he swiftly dispatched his Quarter Final opponent Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in three straight wins.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) continues to address concerns and is taking steps to ensure the health and safety of all athletes who will be competing in the upcoming Aquece Rio, Olympic Test Event and the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Veteran Polish match racer and America's Cup helmsman Karol Jablonski skilfully played the gusty conditions today to lead the twelve strong field of teams at the end of Day 2 of Qualifying at the 2015 Energa Sopot Match Race.